Category Archives: Christian Living

Isn’t tissue from an aborted fetus involved in making the Covid-19 vaccines?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Joe Ginder

For a Christian, this is the most serious objection to taking the Covid-19 vaccine that I have heard. Here (in a nutshell) are the facts as I have found in my research. According to the Nebraska Medical Center and the … Continue reading →

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“Is accepting a Covid-19 vaccination taking the Mark of the Beast?”

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Joe Ginder

Short answer: No. How can I be so sure? Because biblically speaking, the “Mark of the Beast” as noted in the Apocalypse of John (aka Revelation) is a way of declaring a higher allegiance to a power other than Jesus/God. … Continue reading →

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Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Joe Ginder

Jesus and John Wayne is the eye-catching title of a book by Kristen Kobes Du Mez. The subtitle is even more provocative: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. It’s a fine historical account written for a … Continue reading →

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“Postmodernity, Critical (Race) Theory, Cultural Marxism, and you” – links to a series of articles

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Joe Ginder

John Stackhouse is a theologian who teaches at Crandall University in Canada. He’s from a Plymouth Brethren background, educated at Queen’s University, Wheaton Graduate School, and the University of Chicago. He generally has a pretty sensible Christian view of most contemporary issues. … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ must be the center and norm for Christian public engagement.

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Joe Ginder

Jesus Christ must be the center and the norm for Christian public engagement. Why? Because Christ and Christ’s Spirit aren’t at work only in our hearts, families, and churches, but in our civic communities, cities, nations, and the entire world. … Continue reading →

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On Women in the Church and in Marriage

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Joe Ginder

In the past I wrote a series of posts considering biblical teaching on women in the church and in marriage. Several people have asked me about this recently so I thought I’d make the posts easy to find by adding … Continue reading →

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Trust Leads to Change

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Joe Ginder

I listened to an interview with Matt and Julie Canlis. They both had quite profound things to say. One thing Matt said is sticking: The biggest way to impact the world is to be trusted by a few. And then, … Continue reading →

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Justo Gonzales, on The Changing Shape of Church History

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Joe Ginder

Justo Gonzales closes his book The Changing Shape of Church History: No longer can the church claim the religious hegemony it once had… Many Christians think that thIs means that the church is losing is power, and yearn with nostalgia … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Love or Unconditional Affirmation

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Joe Ginder

Unconditional affirmation and unconditional love are not the same thing. To demand the former is to actually exclude the latter. Sam Allberry

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